Gold-saving apparatus.



PATENTED lJUNE 2,- 1908.

'IHA

L. SACHSE.

GOLD SAVING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATIO'N FILED rUNB 18 7H! NoRRls PETERS ca., wAsHmmoN. D8 c4 LOUISSACHSE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GOLD-SAVING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 2, 1908.

Application filed .Tune 16, 1905. Serial No. 265,490.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS SAcHsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia7 have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gold-SavingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in the gold-saving apparatus patentedto me J anuary 19, 1904, and Nov. 15, 1904 by United StatesLetters-Patent No. 750,227, and No. 774,786, respectively.

The present invention relates to the provision in the amalgamating boxof a mercury container forming the bottom of said box, bearings insideSaid mercury container and a peculiarly constructed roller mounted insaid bearings and partially submerged in a body oi liquid mercury insaid mercury container.

3 is the liquid mercury or quicksilver in the container 2.

4 is an amalgamating roller comprising copper disks mounted on a shaft 6and hel apart by washers 7 and clamped by nuts 8 screwed on the oppositeends of the shaft.

9 is a gear wheel fixed to the shaft and driven by a worm 10. The shaft6 is held in boxes 11 which areshown in Fig. 1 iixed to the mercurycontainer 2 and held inside of the same so that said mercury containermay be iilled with mercury to or above the level of the shaft withoutdanger of leakage.

12 is a gutter to receive the amalgam Jformed in the quicksilver.

The operation of the roller in the process of amalgamation will bereadily understood by those versed in the art.

I claim An amalgamating box provided with a detachable mercury containerroller bearings entirely inside said container, a shaft mounted in saidbearings, disks on said shaft spaced apart by Washers and a nut screwedon said shaft and clamping said disks and washers.

In testimony whereof,I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California this 9th day of June 1905.

LOUIS SAOHSE.

In presence of- JAMES R. TowNsEND, JULIA TOWNSEND. l j

